Category: Israel

What You NEED to Know about Floating in the Dead Sea, Israel + Dead Sea Mushrooms – 2023

Floating in the Dead Sea should be a bucket list item for everyone! And here’s why: 

Get Your Wildlife on at Hai-Bar Carmel Nature Reserve

Hai-Bar Carmel was our second Hai-Bar nature reserve and our 10th national park visit in our National Park Challenge. Our goal of visiting every national park in Israel was slowly becoming a reality. We document all of our adventures with travel guides and on… Continue Reading “Get Your Wildlife on at Hai-Bar Carmel Nature Reserve”

Camping in Israel: Mishmar HaCarmel Campground Guide

Mishmar HaCarmel Campground was our 9th national park in Israel and our second time camping in the country. During our National Park Challenge, we set out with the goal of visiting and documenting every national park in Israel. We are sharing our adventures with… Continue Reading “Camping in Israel: Mishmar HaCarmel Campground Guide”

It’s Fall in Israel, Yall!

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, Fall in Israel, 𝘆𝗮’𝗹𝗹 – 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 social media 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗽𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴! It’s my favorite time of the year, and the time I get some serious homesickness for all things FALL!🎃🍎🍂

Caesarea National Park Guide: One of a Kind, Must See History Experience

Caesarea National Park

Welcome to Caesarea National Park! This is our 8th NP in our Israel National Park Challenge – as we set out to visit and document every national park in Israel. We share all of our adventures through blog posts and on our Instagram –… Continue Reading “Caesarea National Park Guide: One of a Kind, Must See History Experience”

Exploring Stalactite Cave Nature Reserve: Family Travel Guide

Stalactite Cave Nature Reserve

Welcome to Stalactite Cave Nature Reserve! This is our 7th NP in our National Park Challenge – to visit and document each national park in Israel. All of our adventures are shared via blog posts and on our Instagram account – Hochdorf family adventures.… Continue Reading “Exploring Stalactite Cave Nature Reserve: Family Travel Guide”

Spelunking Underground in the Exciting Caves of Beit Guvrin National Park

Beit Guvrin National Park

Welcome to Beit Guvrin National Park! This is our 6th NP in our National Park Challenge – with our goal of visiting and documenting every national park in Israel. We share all of our adventures via blog posts and on our Instagram account –… Continue Reading “Spelunking Underground in the Exciting Caves of Beit Guvrin National Park”

Apollonia National Park Guide: A Family-Friendly Adventure

Apollonia National Park

Welcome to Apollonia National Park! This is our 5th NP in our National Park Challenge – with our goal of visiting and documenting every national park in Israel. We share all of our adventures via blog posts and on our Instagram account – Hochdorf… Continue Reading “Apollonia National Park Guide: A Family-Friendly Adventure”

Achziv National Park & Free Camping Guide

Achziv National Park & FREE Camping Guide

Welcome to Achziv National Park! This is our 4th NP and our first time camping in Israel in our National Park Challenge – with the goal of visiting and documenting every national park in Israel. We will be sharing all of our adventures via… Continue Reading “Achziv National Park & Free Camping Guide”

Israel’s Underwater National Park – Coral Reef Nature Reserve

Coral Reef Nature Reserve

We made a huge splash at our third national park visit at Coral Reef Nature Reserve in our National Park Challenge. Our goal is to visit every national park (NP) in Israel. We are also photo documenting all of our adventures via our Instagram… Continue Reading “Israel’s Underwater National Park – Coral Reef Nature Reserve”

Hai-bar Yotvata Nature Reserve: Take a Ride with Israel’s Wildlife

hai-bar yotvata nature reserve

We’re visiting the Hai-bar Yotvata Nature Reserve as our second national park visit in our National Park Challenge. Our goal is to visit every national park in Israel. We will be documenting all of our adventures via blog posts and on our Instagram account… Continue Reading “Hai-bar Yotvata Nature Reserve: Take a Ride with Israel’s Wildlife”

Yarkon National Park – History at Your Fingertips

Yarkon National Park

We’re excited to visit the Yarkon National Park as part of our National Park Challenge. Our goal is to visit every national park in Israel. We will be documenting all of our adventures via blog posts and on our Instagram account – Hochdorf family… Continue Reading “Yarkon National Park – History at Your Fingertips”

Eilat for Families: The Ultimate Eilat Travel Guide

Eilat for Families Travel Guide

UPDATED 2022: Eilat for families is the ultimate vacation travel destination in Israel. From fun-in-the-sun attractions to unique desert activities, Eilat has it all for families of all ages! Incredible hotels, delicious eateries and entertaining day trips – what more could you ask for… Continue Reading “Eilat for Families: The Ultimate Eilat Travel Guide”

Why Visit Israel? Top 10 Reasons According to My 2-Year Old

Why visit Israel? There are so many reasons why you should visit Israel, but here’s 10 reasons according to a toddler. And Although my 2-year old daughter is a dual citizen, she was born and is being raised in Israel. So, what better way… Continue Reading “Why Visit Israel? Top 10 Reasons According to My 2-Year Old”